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LNER Class Y3

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Sentinel Waggon Works· from 1927· class of 32 two-cylinder 0-4-0VBT locomotives built by Sentinel

🚂 steam locomotive steam retired

what is it?

The LNER Class Y3 was a class of 0-4-0 geared steam locomotives built by Sentinel Waggon Works for the London and North Eastern Railway and introduced in 1927. They passed into British Railways ownership in 1948 and were numbered 68154-68185. At least one was based at Immingham in 1950.

who runs it

Eastern Region of British Railways North Eastern Region of British Railways London and North Eastern Railway

base stats

built 32made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

First built 99 years ago, in 1927.
Served for 37 years (1927–1964).

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built: 1927–1931
in service from: 1927
retired: 1964
status: retired
number built: 32
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders: Sentinel Waggon Works
designer: Sentinel Waggon Works
operators: Eastern Region of British Railways, North Eastern Region of British Railways, London and North Eastern Railway
top speed: —
power: —
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement: 0-4-0 geared tank

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q17015995, Wikipedia: LNER Class Y3 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.